Bantou Rekindle the Community Flavor Through Art

Local residents of Bantou Village, Xingang Township, Chiayi County have used the traditional cottage industry of Koji Pottery along with collected stories of traditional village life to embellish the area. In addition to the locals diligently working to run the local businesses, the young people are also returning back to their hometown to look for jobs and service the growing numbers of tourists. The Community Development Association representative stated that the return of young people to the community has created many new job opportunities. Local residents have however expressed that although there has been many benefits, the increase in tourists has gradually brought with it some disturbances including damage to some community facilities. There is still some work to be done if the village is to find a balance between the development of tourism and safeguarding the traditional culture and way of life.

Bantou Rekindle the Community Flavor Through Art (By CJ Zhongzheng E)

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(以下為中文對照) 

板頭社區　用藝術提煉在地味 (公民記者 中正E報 報導)

嘉義縣新港鄉的板頭社區，當地出產交趾陶工藝，社區收集居民的生活故事，用交趾陶藝術妝點板頭村。除了在地居民用心經營之外，青年人也回流就業，為當地文化產業及觀光服務。當地社區營造協會代表也表示，這股青年返鄉潮，創造了很多在地的就業機會。不過當地民眾也表示，觀光人潮漸漸開始帶來困擾，有人會破壞社區當地的設施。如何在觀光發展與社區文化之間找到平衡，還需要居民共同努力。

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